William Henry Whiteley
Inventor
1834 – 1903
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Who was William Henry Whiteley?
Hon. William Henry Whiteley III M.B.E was a businessman, politician and sea captain. He is best known as the inventor of the cod trap, a large box-like device consisting of netting with an opening where the cod are directed by a long net extending to the shore, which he invented in 1865.
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